Siphlophis leucocephalus Günther, 1863

De Alencar, Arília Aiarsa Laura R. V. & Martins, Marcio, 2013, Natural History Of Pseudoboine Snakes, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 53 (19), pp. 261-283 : 276

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https://doi.org/ 10.1590/S0031-10492013001900001

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scientific name

Siphlophis leucocephalus Günther, 1863
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Siphlophis leucocephalus Günther, 1863 View in CoL

Distribution: Siphlophis leucocephalus has a restricted distribution in central and eastern Brazil ( Prudente et al., 1998; Zaher & Prudente, 1999; Argôlo, 2004).

Habitat and time of activity: The scattered data indicate that S. leucocephalus is a small species (maximum SVL = 708 mm, male; this study) and seems to be terrestrial (N = 4; Argôlo, 2004). The only activity record is for a single individual active by day ( Argôlo, 2004). It inhabits forests, including cocoa plantations ( Argôlo, 2004).

Feeding: There is one record of a lizard as prey for S. leucocephalus ( Prudente et al., 1998) .

Reproduction: There is no information concerning the reproductive biology of S. leucocephalus .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Siphlophis

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